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First UK Construction and Demolition Waste Eco-Site opened

Brian Wilson MP, Minister for Construction and Energy, today visited Greenwich, London to open the first Construction and Demolition Waste Eco Site of its kind in the UK. Britain’s building industry is a major extractor of raw materials and annually produces over 14 million tonnes of waste in London alone. …

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Environment: research project points up benefits of green procurement policies

Public administrations can save greenhouse gas emissions to the tune of 18% of the EU’s obligations under the Kyoto Protocol just by switching away from conventional power supplies to using electricity generated from renewable forms of energy. This is one of the early conclusions to emerge from a research project …

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